Analysis of comorbidities and multimorbidity in adult patients in the International Severe Asthma Registry

Ghislaine Scelo, Carlos A. Torres-Duque, Jorge F Maspero, Trung N Tran, Ruth B Murray, Neil Martin, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Mark Hew, Matthew J Peters, Peter G. Gibson, George C Christoff, Todor A Popov, Andréanne Côté, Celine Bergeron , Delbert Dorscheid, J. Mark FitzGerald, Kenneth R. Chapman, Louis Philippe Boulet, Mohit Bhutani, Mohsen SadatsafaviLibardo Jiménez-Maldonado, Mauricio Duran-Silva, Bellanid Rodriguez, Carlos Andres Celis-Preciado, Diana Jimena Cano-Rosales, Ivan Solarte, Maria Jose Fernandez-Sanchez, Patricia Parada-Tovar, Anna von Bülow, Anne Sofie Bjerrum, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Karin Dahl Assing, Karin Dahl Assing, Susanne Hansen, Alan Altraja, Arnaud Bourdin, Camille Taillé, Jeremy Charriot, Nicolas Roche, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Nikolaos G Papadopoulos, Sundeep Salvi, Deirdre Long, Patrick Mitchell, Richard W Costello, Concetta Sirena, Cristina Cardini, Enrico Heffler, Francesca Puggioni, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Giuseppe Guida, Takashi Iwanaga, Mona Al-Ahmad, Désirée Larenas-Linnemann, Ulises García, Piotr Kuna, João A. Fonseca, Riyad Al-Lehebi, Mariko Siyue Koh, Chin Kook Rhee, Borja G. Cosio, Luis Perez de Llano, Diahn-Warng Perng Steve, Erick Wan-Chun Huang, Hao-Chien Wang, MingJu Tsai, Bassam Mahboub, Laila Ibraheem Jaber Salameh, David Jackson, John Busby, Liam G Heaney, Paul E Pfeffer, Amanda Grippen Goddard, Eileen Wang, Flavia Hoyte, Michael E Wechsler, Nicholas Chapman, Rohit Katial, Victoria Carter, Lakmini Bulathsinhala, Neva Eleangovan, Cono Ariti, Juntao Lyu, David Price* (Corresponding Author), Celeste Porsbjerg

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Abstract

Background: Investigation for the presence of asthma comorbidities is recommended by GINA as their presence can complicate asthma management.
Objective: To understand the prevalence and pattern of comorbidities and multimorbidity in adults with severe asthma and their association with asthma-related outcomes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the International Severe Asthma Registry from 22 countries. Thirty comorbidities were identified and categorized a priori as either (1) potentially T2-related, (2) potentially oral corticosteroid (OCS)-related or (3) mimicking/aggravating asthma. The association between comorbidities and asthma-related outcomes was investigated using multivariable models adjusted for country, age at enrollment, and sex.
Results: Of 11,821 patients, 69%, 67%, and 55% had ≥1 potentially T2-related, potentially OCSrelated, or mimicking/aggravating comorbidities, respectively; 57% had ≥3 comorbidities, and 33% had comorbidities in all three categories. Patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), nasal polyposis (NP), and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) experienced 1.12- (p=0.003), 1.16- (p(ORs: 1.37-1.57). Greater number of comorbidities was associated with worse outcome.
Conclusion: In a global study, comorbidity or multimorbidity is reported in most adults with severe asthma and is associated with poorer asthma-related outcomes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-53
Number of pages12
JournalAnnals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Volume132
Issue number1
Early online date18 Dec 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024

Bibliographical note

Funding Source: This study was conducted by the Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI) Pte Ltd and was partially funded by Optimum Patient Care Global and AstraZeneca Ltd. No funding was received by the Observational & Pragmatic Research Institute Pte Ltd (OPRI) for its contribution.
Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge Mr. Joash Tan (BSc, Hons), of the Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI), and Ms Andrea Lim (BSc, Hons) of the Observational Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI) for their editorial and formatting assistance that supported the development of this manuscript.

Data Availability Statement

Supplementary data: Supplementary material associated with this article can be found in the online version at doi:10.1016/j.anai.2023.08.021.

Keywords

  • Allergic rhinitis
  • anxiety/depression
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • chronic rhinosinusitis
  • diabetes, dyslipidemia
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • hypertension
  • nasal polys
  • Obesity
  • osteoporosis
  • sleep apnea

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